Kate Winslet’s unborn child has been offered a free trip to space by her excessively wealthy relative, Richard Branson.

The currently in utero wee one has reportedly been invited to join his or her parents when the mogul’s Virgin Galactic program kicks off on Dec. 25, 2013. A source told The Sun, “Richard’s told Kate and Ned they can go up any time and the same goes for their new arrival.”

Passengers said to be confirmed for the maiden flight include Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Justin Bieber, Leonardo Dicaprio and Russell Brand — as well as Kate Winslet and her new husband.

Fellow celebrity parents Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise have also reportedly expressed an interest in the journey, which means traveling 62 miles in altitude (the internationally recognized boundary of outer space) at which point they’ll experience weightlessness and be able to view the curve of the Earth.

Here’s a look at which other stars Kate Winslet is sharing her pregnancy days with:

To be honest, the details of this ‘Kate Winslet in space’ story have me entirely confused.

The 37-year-old is pictured above on June 7, just three days after news of her pregnancy was confirmed, with no visible baby bump. Presumably she isn’t very far along in the pregnancy, and therefore will still be with child when the flight takes off on Christmas Day.

Are we being told she’ll make the trip while pregnant? I can’t imagine many doctors would sign off on that!

If I’m wrong and the boy or girl will be welcomed before take off, I can’t believe a baby would be allowed to go — and just as odd to me is the notion that a mother and father would leave their baby (not to mention her two other children from previous relationships) behind! Sure, parents take flights and have to be away from their children all of the time, but heading to outer space falls under the unnecessary risk category in my book.

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I would not risk going into space and leaving my young children behind ( I would never take them either) I just don’t see why something like this would be worth risking my life or the life of my children. Leave space travel to the experts who do it to better the planet or other research endeavors- why does Hollywood have to buy something like this…because they can? If they have that much extra income donate to the salaries of soldiers, police or fire men…real heroes- not just actors. The “famous” should enjoy their lives just like anyone else- but at done point you have to look in a mirror and know what’s excessive.

Carolyn Robertson

Maybe I’m the only one, but I have no interest in traveling to space. Period. There are enough places right here on planet Earth I’ve yet to see!

I remember reading that Kate and her then ex-husband Sam Mendes wouldn’t fly together on an airplane because he had been booked on one of the flights hijacked on 9/11 (but ended up switching to another flight just before) and she had been involved in another incident where someone started shouting that the plane was going down or something along those lines. So they made the decision to always fly separately – that way, should something happen, their son wouldn’t lose both parents. So it seems odd that she wouldn’t worry about that when it comes to taking the first ever passenger flight into outer space!

Then again, maybe being Mrs. Rocknroll has loosened her up a bit. 😉

britt

I don’t understand why all these celebrities are invited. What do they know about space and flying?

The Momarchy Ladies

This is insane!!!

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I’m sure this will be an amazing experience. That said, I’d probably wait till they work out all of the kinks first. The occasional glass of wine while pregnant, sure… but going up in outer space pregnant, don’t think so.

This seemed to make the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active redundant. After all, the “Active” series of the Samsung Galaxy S line was produced for those who want the flagship model, but with protection from water or dust.

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